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Is there a right and a wrong way to roll up the sleeves on a shirt? Faisal, Pune

It’s hot in this country, and there are times when I need to give myself a little bit of exposure, but I can never seem to tell if I’m doing it quite right. So, dearest style guru, here’s what I’m wondering: is there a right and a wrong way to roll up the sleeves on a shirt? Faisal, Pune

First, I just want to say that that is one misleading first sentence, my friend. Second, while I’m not one for hard and- fast rules, there are some guidelines you should follow, depending on your personal preferences. If you’re wearing a dress shirt, the ideal way to roll it up is to unbutton the cuff, fold it up evenly and then repeat – using the same size fold, and always, always flattening each fold as you go – until you’ve reached just above the crook of your elbow.
Any higher and you risk looking like an extra from a movie set in a Fifties high school; any lower and you risk looking like the kind of guy who can’t finish anything. There’s another method, which a buddy of mine uses but I’m not as keen on, that might strike your fancy. After unbuttoning your cuff, you pull it up to just past your elbow, smoothen it out all around, then take the doubledover fabric and fold it up to the cuff, leaving an inch or so of the cuff exposed. Repeat to your desired length.